One of the most whimsically enjoyable things about internet culture is the rise of cat culture. Tired of all of the body shaming and Schadenfreude on Instagram? Find some cat videos. Sick of subtweets and trolls on Twitter? Find the cats. And while this is a tried and true formula for joy in any area of life, it’s especially true for beer fans. VinePair would like to humbly introduce: CatsOnTap.
CatsOnTap is a Twitter account, Instagram account, and Etsy shop run by a Dallas couple named Caroline and Nick Campion. Or, as Caroline signed off her emails to me, “Caroline (aka the human slave to Rosie & Milly and many other beercats).”
As of this publishing, the CatsOnTap Twitter is loaded with 6,788 photos of cats and beer. The Instagram account has 5,320 photos, with 19,700 followers. As for the Etsy, well, true beer cat fans can stock up on CatsOnTap stickers, shirts, and pint glasses. Each features pictures of beer cats — as in, cats who like to pose next to beer, not cats that protect breweries and distilleries from mice. But the true joys of CatsOnTap can be found for free at the intersection of cat Twitter and beer Twitter. It’s an intersection I’d like to rename Happiness Crossing.
Without further ado, here’s a taste of some of the best CatsOnTap posts. Welcome to a world where boxes are forts, beer is interesting, cats rule, and dogs drool. (No cats were drunk in the making of this post.)
There are kittens who melt your heart
#tbt Kitten Milly’s first #beercat pic was with @newglarusbeer Moon Man. Today is Milly’s 3rd birthday! pic.twitter.com/P4ngFP4tx7
— Beer Cats (@CatsOnTap) March 23, 2017
There is an elegant cats who sip with class
#beercat kitten in camo mode to sneak a sniff of Weihenstephaner. pic.twitter.com/PgkMj2j0px
— Beer Cats (@CatsOnTap) March 22, 2017
There is the cat who just wants one more drink
There are four ways for #beercat to enter the @SierraNevada fort. Example number one… pic.twitter.com/SryDcFBB9M
— Beer Cats (@CatsOnTap) March 25, 2017
The cats who are just over you and your judgment
TFW after waking from a long nap. #beercat Stray is quite familiar with that in the comfy @3floyds fort. #BeerFortFriday pic.twitter.com/jxf35K40Du
— Beer Cats (@CatsOnTap) April 14, 2017
The cats who copy human selfie habits a little too much
It’s warm out, and #beercat Gatsby is ready for @brashbrewing Pussy Wagon IPA. Let’s wiggle those toes and get rollin’! #ThirstyThursday pic.twitter.com/rrWFpYzsav
— Beer Cats (@CatsOnTap) April 27, 2017
The cats who just can’t seem to trust anyone with their beer
The reaction from #beercat when the hoomin wanted some @AlvaradoStBeer from the fort. #BeerFortFriday pic.twitter.com/uSzm1fZeJ3
— Beer Cats (@CatsOnTap) March 31, 2017
The cats who get caught after purchasing just a little too much
Behold! #beercat Cabriolet’s treasure trove of @AllagashBrewing. pic.twitter.com/RVy0otRGQY
— Beer Cats (@CatsOnTap) April 26, 2017
The cat duo that wants you to know they are ready. Right. Meow.
#beercat fort meeting is meow in session. Tonight’s agenda: inventory of the @dogfishbeer fort. #BeerFortFriday pic.twitter.com/ZnqsPU9aSG
— Beer Cats (@CatsOnTap) April 28, 2017
The cats with the magic pour
#beercat Milly thinks @brickstonebrew Galaxy Down Under IPA is out-of-this-world delightful with tropical fruity, lightly piney hops. YUM! pic.twitter.com/LLIbmBgTy3
— Beer Cats (@CatsOnTap) April 19, 2017
The cats who are angry you forgot to restock
#beercat Max singing for all to hear,
“#BeerFortFriday is almost over, where is my @GreenFlashBeer!” pic.twitter.com/vAlKTvV327
— Beer Cats (@CatsOnTap) March 31, 2017
And the cats who are simply misunderstood
Cheers #beercat #BeerFortFriday •••
“Tearing into the weekend like… Cheers to Cyanne B. and her wacky cat Loki for this awesome picture.” pic.twitter.com/Nwfy46TmJW— Beer Cats (@CatsOnTap) April 29, 2017
